A review by donatio
The Artificial Silk Girl by Maria M. Tatar, Irmgard Keun, Kathie von Ankum

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read the German original so I don't know how the translation turned out. 
I couldn't really bond with the protagonist Doris even when I thought about what her situation was and so on. 
And I feel like the ending was just giving up? Like she fell into depression and gave up her dreams.
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